marimacho
Spanish
Etymology
From Mari (apocope of María) + macho. Compare Portuguese maria-macho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾiˈmat͡ʃo/ [ma.ɾiˈma.t͡ʃo]
Audio (Chile) (file) - Rhymes: -atʃo
- Syllabification: ma‧ri‧ma‧cho
Noun
marimacho f (plural marimachos)
- (derogatory) tomboy
- Synonyms: machorra, hombruna
See also
- amazona
Further reading
- “marimacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014